A travel adventure full of historical anecdotes, myths, and curious tangents. Chatwin traces his travels through Argentina and Chile loosely following stories of his swashbuckler uncle and slowly unravels the truth of legends, some local and others world famous. His path dots around foreign outposts where most strangers accept him with open arms. Within the stories of these characters he objectively reveals a history of violence and displacement of aboriginal peoples as well as the struggles of the first Westerners as they attempted to settle in this far southern corner of the world. A fascinating and fun ride that inspires the reader to go out on their own exploration.IMPORTANT!
4 out of 5
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